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Example: Lithium is used to treat several mental health disorders. You can't patent a naturally occurring element, but lithium is often prescribed. Is lithium a
by patmorgan23 3y ago
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Lithium is used to treat several mental health disorders. You can't patent a naturally occurring element, but lithium is often prescribed. Is lithium a drug?
- NoPie 3y agoLithium (an active substance) is a drug, Priadel (a brand version of lithium carbonate) is a medicine. Drug and medicine is specifically distinguished in medical science. But again, in many contexts this distinction doesn't matter and most people don't even know the difference. It doesn't mean that we have no idea what is a drug or what is a medicine.